Kyren Wilson made a strong start to the season by reaching the final in Shanghai last week and the Warrior will have similar aspirations at the China Open.
This event is back on the roster for the first time since 2019 and features the very best players in the world, including 14 representing the host nation.
Wilson is a two-time semi-finalist in this event back in 2016 and 2017, while Ireland's Hill is making his tournament debut having joined the World Snooker Tour since it was last staged.
Kyren Wilson v Aaron Hill Tips Summary
Best Bet – Over 8.5 Frames @ 8/13
Alternative Bet – Kyren Wilson to win 6-3 @ 15/4
Kyren Wilson v Aaron Hill Prediction
Best Bet: Over 8.5 Frames @ 8/13
Wilson, ranked seventh in the world, is a strong favourite at 1/5 to account for a player ranked 41st currently but this could be closer than the odds suggest.
The 24-year-old Corkman dumped Wilson from the Wuhan Open 12 months ago, with an excellent performance that included a 124 break.
That was some measure of revenge for a 5-0 whitewash at the same stage of that event in China in 2024.
Hill has been playing some solid snooker in recent weeks and beat three-time ranking event winner Gary Wilson in the final qualifying round to make this stage. He's got a solid chance of making this a real contest and over 8.5 frames is achievable.
Alternative Bet: Kyren Wilson to win 6-3 @ 15/4
For all that Hill is expected to compete well, there was more than enough evidence in Shanghai to suggest the Warrior is going to prevail.
He saw Ronnie O'Sullivan make breaks of 100, 111 and 131 to move 4-3 ahead but responded superbly with knocks of 89, 79 and 97 to win that last-16 match.
Two more former world champions – Mark Williams and Zhao Xintong – were expelled before Wilson lost the final to Judd Trump.
It might have been different in the title match but for some costly errors that allowed the world number one to swoop in and steal important frames.
It was a solid start to the season for Wilson and the 2024 world champion and 10-time ranking event winner can pull away from Hill to win this on frame double scores.
Kyren Wilson v Aaron Hill H2H Record & Stats
Kyren Wilson Wins | 1 |
Aaron Hill Wins | 2 |
Key Match Stats
- Both previous regular-event matches have come at the Wuhan Open, with Wilson winning in 2024 and Hill prevailing last year.
- The Irishman also took out Wilson at the Snooker Shootout in 2020 (single frame match).
- Wilson began the season with a run to the Shanghai Masters final, losing 11-6 against Judd Trump.
- Hill beat Hammad Miah 6-1 and Gary Wilson 6-5 in qualifiers to secure his place here.
- The world number 41 has shown good form this summer, with four wins in six games and his only losses coming against former world champions Luca Brecel and Stuart Bingham.
- Wilson made seven centuries in Shanghai, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Williams and Zhao Xintong before losing to Trump.
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